Plans for another residential tower in the North/Clybourn district are back in play, and bigger than before. We last showed you plans for the 901 West Weed Street project back in 2015, when it was designed by RTKL. The new tower designed for CRM Properties by SCB is taller and slimmer than before. The new application for fabrication in this location has the implication of reduced obfuscation. While current design is 126 feet...

While some parts of Chicago are adding residential towers which attract retailers to serve them, over the last decade the North/Clybourn area has done the opposite — experienced explosive retail growth that’s attracted residential projects. We can now add another one to the list. 901 Weed Street is proposed to be a 29-story, 407-unit residential building with ground floor retail and restaurant space. It’s situated across...